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2. Knee cartilage replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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   Stem cells enable surgeons to grow replacement cartilage, which gives the new tissue greater growth potential. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] While there are few long-term studies as of 2018, a history of knee problems [ 13 ] and body weight are factors for how well the procedure will work.

3. Stem cell transplantation for articular cartilage repair

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   Stem cells, as a concept, originated as a theory in the 19th century to potentially allow certain tissues to self-renew. There are five types of stem cells, and MSC's are multi-potent, meaning they are cells that have the ability to develop into more than one type of specialized cell. Mesenchymal stem cells were originally discovered and ...

4. Autologous chondrocyte implantation - Wikipedia

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   ACI provides pain relief while at the same time slowing down the progression or considerably delaying partial or total joint replacement (knee replacement) surgery. ACI procedures aim to provide complete hyaline repair tissues for articular cartilage repair. Over the last 20 years, the procedure has become more widespread and it is currently ...

5. Articular cartilage repair - Wikipedia

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   In particular, mesenchymal stem cells have been shown in animal models to regenerate cartilage. Recently, there has been a published case report of decrease in knee pain in a single individual using autologous mesenchymal stem cells. An advantage to this approach is that a person's own stem cells are used, avoiding transmission of genetic diseases.

6. Autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis - Wikipedia

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   Autologous Matrix Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) surgery is a single step procedure. After arthroscopic evaluation of the cartilage damage and decision for an AMIC procedure a mini arthrotomy is performed. An all-arthroscopic AMIC procedure for repair of cartilage defects of the knee is also possible. [4]

7. Bulls' Lonzo Ball reveals he underwent rare meniscus ... - AOL

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   In March 2023, Ball had a cartilage transplant procedure on the knee after a torn meniscus in January 2022. That surgery, in which damaged cartilage is repaired with cartilage cells from the ...